art contest April 2024 Art Contest

[Trot Shuffle 3,804]

Welcome to the MLP Forums April 2024 Visual Art contest

Visual Art contests will start every other month. In some months there may be a theme, and that may be a character, a general emotion, holiday, or prompt.

The theme for this month is:

Pets!

Requirements

• Create artwork focusing on the official pet(s) of any canon characters (no OC's!) in the franchise (any generation allowed)
  • Canon characters may be in the artwork too, but the main focus should be on the pet(s)
  • When submitting, please say which pet(s) are represented so we can confirm they are official pet(s) of characters
• Animations are allowed
• All members of MLPF are eligible including staff
• No AI art will be accepted, however it can be used for initial inspiration

 

Deadline

Submissions will close at midnight EST on April 25th, 2024.

 

Judging

Voting will be open from April 26th - 30th, 2024. Afterwards, voting will be finalized and results will be posted as soon as we are able to share them.

 

Winners

Winners will be granted the Canterlot Artist Rank and Badge. All entries will be eligible to receive an Art Achievement Bronze Badge. Future participation will count toward Silver and Gold Art Badges.

 

Submit Here or you can use the top navigation menu to add a submission.

 

 

Edited April 24 by Trot Shuffle
Adding a clarification

[Lawyer Slip 2,061]

Alright let's DO THIIIIIIS!!!!!

[Rethajni 2,063]

17 minutes ago, Lawyer Slip said:

Alright let's DO THIIIIIIS!!!!!

I have a lot of faith in you

[Nitobit 1,449]

No OCs allowed?  What about animations?

[Trot Shuffle 3,804]

19 minutes ago, Nitobit said:

No OCs allowed?  What about animations?

Animations are allowed! @Nitobit I'll make this more clear in the rules 

[Wizard 911]

Oh boy oh boy oh boy!  I've never drawn any of the pets before!... Does Spike count?

[Trot Shuffle 3,804]

3 hours ago, Wizard said:

Oh boy oh boy oh boy!  I've never drawn any of the pets before!... Does Spike count?

By a technicality... Equestria Girls counts 

[Wizard 911]

17 minutes ago, Trot Shuffle said:

By a technicality... Equestria Girls counts 

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

...I have spent 3 hours trying to figure out what I will draw and I'm pulling up blanks!

This is gonna be a tricky one!... Maybe I should just draw them all...

[Rafa Stary 2,094]

Good luck everyone! Hope to see even more participants this time 

[Lawyer Slip 2,061]

I already know who I'm drawing, and It's a secret 

[TechnoZ 1,135]

Any Rule of PIcture Size?

 

Also is it allowed to do "Multiple Pets"? or only one?

Edited April 6 by TechnoZ

[Rafa Stary 2,094]

13 minutes ago, TechnoZ said:

Any Rule of PIcture Size?

 

Also is it allowed to do "Multiple Pets"? or only one?

I don't think so, in the previous contest there were images of multiple different sizes

And the rules says "pet(s)" so I believe it can be multiple 

[TechnoZ 1,135]

2 minutes ago, Rafa Stary said:

I don't think so, in the previous contest there were images of multiple different sizes

And the rules says "pet(s)" so I believe it can be multiple 

Thank god. I have an Idea what to make so i had to make sure, im allowed to make any Size and multiple pets 

[Evil Pink One 13,485]

..... Question... Can i use spike? For unknown reason i think of him as a pet of twilight, dont get me wrong, depending on a person a pet is a family, some prioretize their pets over their own kin.

Well I'll probably use gummy if not spike...

[Trot Shuffle 3,804]

21 hours ago, Evil Pink One said:

..... Question... Can i use spike? For unknown reason i think of him as a pet of twilight, dont get me wrong, depending on a person a pet is a family, some prioretize their pets over their own kin.

@Evil Pink One The EqG version of him can be used. Any other version can't, since dragons aren't considered pets canonically. 

[Treeglow Flicker 13,225]

I've drafted out an idea. So I'm definitely going to try and get something done for this month.

[Evil Pink One 13,485]

ive finished mine. net is slow so i cant post it yet. muhahahha bring your A game if you want to win this one!!! haaaaahahahahaaha!

i gave a bit of a handicap for you guys since i used a medium that i just recently tried out. im out of my element on this one

im only using like 10% of my skills at the moment muhahahaha im fabulous...

Edited April 9 by Evil Pink One

[TechnoZ 1,135]

I wanted to say:

 

Good Luck to EVERYPONY who joined this Contest! 

[Evil Pink One 13,485]

i have submitted my work. ha.ha.ha.

feast your eyes on what you are up against!

Spoiler

!

this is my pet submission!

[Rafa Stary 2,094]

10 hours ago, Evil Pink One said:

i have submitted my work. ha.ha.ha.

feast your eyes on what you are up against!

  Hide contents

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this is my pet submission!

Wow I know this is just a joke art but I really liked the style, this screams "not even my final form" 

Edited April 10 by Rafa Stary

[Wizard 911]

I'm strugglingggggggggg
I might try drawing a scene with a pony and her pet... Mayyyybe Rarity and her cat?

Would this fit within the rules?

[Rethajni 2,063]

14 minutes ago, Wizard said:

I'm strugglingggggggggg
I might try drawing a scene with a pony and her pet... Mayyyybe Rarity and her cat?

Would this fit within the rules?

Duuuuuude that is so freaking adorable!

[Rafa Stary 2,094]

1 hour ago, Wizard said:

I'm strugglingggggggggg
I might try drawing a scene with a pony and her pet... Mayyyybe Rarity and her cat?

Would this fit within the rules?

Looks fabulous darling! , and yes I believe this follows the rules, it must include at least one pet from what I understood.

[Evil Pink One 13,485]

2 hours ago, Wizard said:

I'm strugglingggggggggg
I might try drawing a scene with a pony and her pet... Mayyyybe Rarity and her cat?

Would this fit within the rules?

Ohooo!!! So you learned something.. also cunning! It is hard to attract voters just by using pets since not much are fans of them... Hence you pulled in the rarity fans... I see what you did there.

Too bad i already submitted mine. Can't change it .

HA! BUT I ALSO PUT A HIDDEN CHARACTER ON MY DRAWING WITH GUMMY! CAN YOU FIND HER?

[Wizard 911]

11 hours ago, Rafa Stary said:

Looks fabulous darling! , and yes I believe this follows the rules, it must include at least one pet from what I understood.

Of course darling, how could I not include the most darling of pairs! 

Darling.

(Mocking rarity, not you!)

11 hours ago, Evil Pink One said:

Ohooo!!! So you learned something.. also cunning! It is hard to attract voters just by using pets since not much are fans of them... Hence you pulled in the rarity fans... I see what you did there.

Too bad i already submitted mine. Can't change it .

HA! BUT I ALSO PUT A HIDDEN CHARACTER ON MY DRAWING WITH GUMMY! CAN YOU FIND HER?

I learn from the best 

How could I ever compete with yours?! Gummy cannot be defeated!